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the eight of diamonds

— Look at the picture at playing card .

di • a • per / ' daIpэr / noun [ count ]

a piece of cloth or strong paper that a baby wears around its

bottom and between its legs

It's time to change the baby's diaper .

di • ar • rhe • a / ^э ' йэ / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) an illness that makes you pass waste material from your body very often and in liquid form an attack of diarrhea

di • a • ry / ' darari / noun [ count ]

( plural di . a . ries )

Spelling

Be careful! Don't confuse diary and dairy . You spell diary with IA .

a book where you write what you have done each day Do you keep a diary (= write in a diary every day ) ?

—SYNONYM journal

dice i/ dais/

( also die / dai / ) noun [ count ] ( plural dice )

a small piece of wood or plastic with spots on the sides for playing games Throw the dice.

dice 2 / dais / verb ( dices , dic ing , diced )

to cut something into small square pieces Dice the carrots and add them to the soup.

dic • tate / ' dikteit / verb ( dic . tates , dic . tat . ing , dic tat . ed )

to say words so that another person can write them She dictated a letter to her secretary.

to tell someone what to do in a way that seems unfair Parents can't dictate to their children how they should run their lives.

dic • ta • tion / dik'teijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

words that you say or read so that another person can write them down dic • ta • tor / ' dikteitar / noun [ count ]

( politics ) a person who has complete control of a country ► dic • ta • tor • ship / dik' teitarjip / noun

[count]

a country that is ruled by a dictator a military dictatorship

dic .tion .ar .y © / dikjb ineri /

[ count ] ( plural dic . tion . ar . ies )

( english language arts ) a book that gives words from A to Z and explains what each word means Look up the words in your dictionary.

did

form of do

did • n't / ' didnt /

short for did not

die 1 ©/ dai / verb ( dies, dy ing, died, has died )

to stop living

People, animals, and plants die if they don't have water. She died of cancer. be dying for something ( informal )

to want to have something very much It's so hot! I'm dying for a drink. be dying to do something

to want to do something very much

My brother is dying to meet you.

die down to slowly become less strong

The storm died down.

die out to disappear or stop happening

This species died out in the 19th century.

die2 / dai / noun [ cou nt ] ( plural dice / dais / ) another word for dice

die • sel / ' dizi / noun

[ noncount ] a type of heavy oil that is used in some engines as fuel

a diesel engine a taxi that runs on diesel

[ count ] a vehicle that uses diesel My new car's a diesel.

di • et1 / ' darat / noun

[ count, noncount ] the food that you usually eat It is important to have a healthy diet.

[ count ] ( health ) special foods that you eat when you are sick or when you want to get thinner

You'll need to go on a diet if you want to lose some weight. No cake for me, thanks. I'm on a diet. Collocations Diet and Exercise healthy eating eat a healthy/balanced diet be on/go on a diet

avoid/cut down on alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods staying healthy

be/get/stay healthy/in shape put on/gain/lose weight/a few pounds watch/control your weight exercise

get regular/plenty of exercise do yoga/aerobics play football/hockey/tennis go cycling/jogging/swimming

di • et 2 / ' darat / verb ( di ets , di . et . ing , di . et ed )

( health ) to try to lose weight by eating less food or only eating certain kinds of food